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CE Home > Medical/Surgical Nursing > Nurses Critical as Reimbursement Dries Up for Catheter-Associated UTIs

Nurses Critical as Reimbursement Dries Up for Catheter-Associated UTIs    
by Connie C. Chettle, RN, MS, MPH, CIC, COHN-S
CE485 l 1.00 hr

Nurses Critical as Reimbursement Dries Up for Catheter-Associated UTIs - CE485  


        Price  ( $ 10.00 )
Objectives:

The goal of this program is to inform nurses about the changes in Medicare reimbursements for hospital-acquired catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs). After studying the information
presented here, you will be able to —

  • Discuss three reasons why the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services chose to reduce reimbursement for CAUTIs.
  • Explain why the U.S. healthcare system has neglected prevention practices for CAUTIs.
  • List at least three measures for preventing CAUTIs in hospitalized patients.

This course will be updated or discontinued on or before 8/8/2011


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